The Provo City School District will be a guinea pig for a new program the Utah System of Higher Education is launching to streamline the college application process. This semester, students at Provo and Timpview high schools may apply to all 16 Utah public colleges in one place for free using ...
Trick-or-treating in Springville started well before the sun went down on Halloween, as community members poured onto Main Street Friday afternoon to show off their costumes and receive candy from Springville businesses. The “Springville Safe Halloween” event, put on by the ...
Orem’s housing conversation is heating up as the city approaches a pivotal point in its growth. Both mayoral candidates have offered distinct ideas for tackling affordability and development, but the contrast between them comes down to one question: Which approach is actually workable? Karen ...
Where did our political mess in Orem begin? It is only by chance that I know the answer to this question, so I’d like to begin at the beginning. It was proposed that a student housing complex be built adjacent to UVU in 2018. The building site was surrounded by UVU property on all sides and ...
"But people will die!" That's what some shout whenever anyone proposes cutting government spending. An audience member at a town hall shouted it when Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said Medicaid shouldn't cover illegal immigrants. Ernst responded with an obvious truth: "We all are going to die." The ...
Last Friday, local food banks called on the community to raise 70,000 pounds of food by Nov. 1 to meet an anticipated increase in demand due to an expected pause in food stamp payments at the end of the month. As the new month approaches, Community Action Services and Food Bank Chief Impact ...
